‘First class’ fare hike for CR, WR

Saturday, March 31, 2012

By A Staff Reporter

Travelling in the first class compartments on Central (CR) and Western Railway (WR) is going to cost commuters more as the fare hike as announced in the Railway Budget will come into effect from Sunday, April 1.

The hike for a single journey ranges from a minimum of Rs.4 to a maximum of Rs.14, while for monthly season ticket (MST) the increase in cost is in the range of Rs.15 to Rs.90. The increase in the quarterly season ticket (QST) will vary from Rs.40 to Rs.240 from April 1.

The hike will make approximately four lakh commuters on WR and 6 lakh on CR travelling daily in first class compartments pay more for their travel.

The fare on WR will be calculated by summing the increase in base fare, the development charges and the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) surcharge. The MUTP surcharge varies according to the distance travelled. The development charge for a single ticket and MST is Rs.20 and for a QST it is Rs.60. The MUTP surcharge on the other hand is nil for the first ten kms. For a single journey a surcharge of Rs.2 is charged, while for a MST and QST it various from Rs.20-40 and Rs.60-120 respectively for 11 kms and beyond.

In case of CR in addition to these charges, the surcharge by City and Industrial Development Corporation ltd. (CIDCO) will also be included while calculating the new fare for commuters travelling beyond Vashi and on Trans-harbour line. The surcharge levied by CIDCO ranges from Rs.42 to Rs.200 for MST and from Rs.2 to Rs.5 for single journey for first class travel.

Fare table from Churchgate and CST to various stations from Sunday, April 1

Mega Block on Sunday
A mega block will be operated on both Central and Western line on Sunday, April 1 to carry out maintenance work.

Central Railway (Mainline)
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. block on Up slow line between Kalyan and Thane.
All Up Slow/Semifast services leaving Kalyan from 10.13 am to 3.48 pm will be diverted on Up fast line between Kalyan and Mulund stations. Up slow services will not be available for Thakurli, Kopar, Diva, Mumbra, Kalwa stations.Passengers are permitted to travel via Dombivli and Thane stations in Dn directions on their valid card/season tickets during the block period.

Harbour line
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Up and Dn line between Kurla and Mankhurd.
All Up Harbour line services leaving Panvel/Belapur/Vashi from 10.20 am to 3.27 pm will remain suspended. All Dn Harbour line services for Vashi/Belapur/Panvel leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus from 10.23 am to 3.37 pm will remain suspended. Special locals will run on Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – Kurla and Mankhurd-Panvel sections during the block period.

Night block on WR
A night block from 23.55pm on Saturday, March 31 to 03.55am on Sunday, April 1 on fast and fifth line between Mahim and Mumbai Central will take place on WR. During the block, all Up through line trains will run on Up slow lines between Santacruz and Mumbai Central.

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